Saturday, February 1, 2025

Class Test 9th.Eng. Kathmandu,On Killing a Tree,No Men Are Foreign -25


Q1.Read the extract and answer the following questions 
I indulge myself mindlessly, buy a bar of marzipan, a corn-on-the-cob roasted in a charcoal brazier on the pavement (rubbed with salt, chilli powder and lemon); a couple of love story comics, and even a Reader's Digest. All this I wash down with Coca Cola and a nauseating orange drink, and feel much the better for it. 4m
(a) The author indulges himself by buying
(i) a bar of marzipan
(ii) a couple of love stories
(iii) a Reader's Digest
(iv) all of these
(b) The author washes down the food with
(c) He feels nauseating after having the orange drink.
(True/False)
(d) Find a word from the passage which means 'disgusting'.

Q2.Q1.Read the extract and answer the following questions 4m

It takes much time to kill a tree, Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it. It has grown Slowly consuming the earth, Rising out of it, feeding Upon its crust, absorbing Years of sunlight, air, water, And out of its leprous hide Sprouting leaves.

(a) A tree absorbs........

(b) 'Slowly consuming the earth' means....,...
(c) 'Leprous hide' means.........

(d) Choose the word from the stanza which is a synonym of 'soaking'.

(i) Consuming
(ii) Absorbing
(iii) Feeding
(iv) Sprouting

Q3.Read the extract and answer the following questions 4m

They, too, aware of sun and air and water, Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war's long winter starv'd. Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read A labour not different from our own.

(a) 'They' refers to..........
(b) We all enjoy the same sun, air and water.
(True/False)
(c) 'Are fed by peaceful harvests' means.....
(d) "War's long winter starv'd" is an example of:
(i) Simile  (ii) Repetition
(iii) Metaphor(iv) Personification

Q4.Answer the following questions (any four)
2x4=8
A..whenever we are told to hate our brothers..." When do you think this happens? Why? Who 'tells' us? Should we do as we are told at such times? What does the poet say?
B.How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
C.Can a "simple jab of the knife" kill a tree? Why not?
D.What does the poet mean by 'the strength of the tree exposed'?
E.What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?
F.What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?

Q5.As Johnsy from ‘The last Leaf’, make a diary entry expressing your feelings after you came to know about Mr. Behrman’s death and his masterpiece . 5m

Q6.Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. Do any five. 5m

1-is a / of time / they / waste / think / that playing

(2) important/games / studies / are as / as.   (3) a student / to both / proper / should / attention / pay

(4) can./ life / only / succeed / he / in / then

5) beautiful / Masha / dog / is a /young.

(6) praised / she / be / to / likes.

(7) policemen / group / works / of /with a / she






English Confluence by CLGautam 

Wednesday, 28 December 2022
10 PM
Greenwich

Dear Diary,
I found out today that Mr. Behrman passed away following a severe pneumonia attack. I couldn’t understand why he would risk his health by going outside in the rain in the middle of the night.

I had been waiting for the last leaf on the vine to fall, but it never did. I then realised that the leaf on the vine had long fallen off but Mr. Behrman had painted the leaf and put it up there during the night.
It was Mr. Behrman’s masterpiece responsible for my survival. This friend of mine lost his life while trying to save mine.
Therefore,I decided not to give up, and eventually I was able to slowly recover. Thanks to an elderly man. May his soul rest in peace.

Johnsy


Friday, January 31, 2025

CLASS TEST-25 Marks Long Test,

Class 11.                 Sub- English.          Ch-2 The Address       MM-25.  Time - Zero Period                          Q1. Read the extracts and Answer the following questions given below 

A.After my first visit in vain to Mrs Dorling’s house I decided to try a second time. Now a girl of about fifteen opened the door to me. I asked her if her mother was at home. ‘No’ she said, ‘my mother’s doing an errand. ‘No matter, I said, ‘I’ll wait for her.’ followed the girl along the passage. An old-fashioned iron Hanukkah candle- holder hung next to a mirror.

1 Who opened the door for the second time?
A) Mrs. Dorling’s daughter
B) Mrs. Dorling’s husband
C) Mrs. Dorling’s mother
D) Mrs. Dorling
2 What does the word ‘Errand’ mean?
A) To bathe
B) To eat out
C) To go out for regular works
D) To sit out
3 Find out the synonym of ‘Old-fashioned’ from the following?
A) Mint
B) Obsolete
C) Modern
D) Replicated
4 Who was the real owner of the Hanukkah hung over there?
A) Mrs. Dorling
B) Mrs. S
C) Mrs. Dorling daughter
D) None of these

Q2.Answer any five of the following questions 2x5=10

A)The Address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment.

B.Why did the boys return the horse to its rightful owner? C Why did Mrs Dorling refuse to entertain the narrator? D.The story devided into Pre-war and post wanr time, What hardshih do you think the girl Underwent during these times. What lesson do we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face to face with death?

E.What do you know about narrator's tribe ?

Q4. Answer any One Of the following questions 1x5=5

You are Principal, R.S.D. Senior Secondary School, Sirsa. You want a qualified librarian for your school. Draft an advertisement for a daily inviting applications for the post of a librarian in your school.

Or 


Design a poster that warns against the consumption of alcoholic beverages by showcasing the risks associated with alcohol use. Your design should align with the theme given to you.



Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Rearrange/ Jumble the following Words onto meaningful sentences

Exercise -1
Q. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences:
(1) Ramesh/the park/a boy/met/one day/in
(2) was/old/young boy/seven years/the/only
(3) asked/the nearest/he/bookstore/about/him
(4) wanted/buy/he/to/books/a few
(5) is/an/known/Jaipur/Pink City.
(6) in the/are/building/city/in pink colour/ painted/most of the
(7) have made / a popular / it / its / historical buildings / destination/ tourist.
(8) go there / one / bus / from Delhi / can easily / by
(9) wear / these / people / a majority / of / days / a watch
(10) time / it / in / measures / seconds / and / hours / minutes
(11) shapes / different / a wristwatch / sizes / and / is available /it
(12) like / digital / while / prefer / wristwatches / mechanical ones / others / some people
(13) easy/very/it/to open/it/was
(14) to sleep/night/decided/every/they/a hotel/in
(15) quickly/very/the clothes/they/and food/packed.
(16) the/problem/bags/heavy/in carrying/ had/they

Answers
(1) One day Ramesh met a boy in the park.
(2) The young boy was only seven years old.
(3) He asked him about the nearest bookstore.
(4) He wanted to buy a few books.
(5) Jaipur is known as Pink City.
(6) Most of the buildings in the city are painted in pink colour.
(7) Its historical buildings have made it a popular tourist destination.
(8) One can easily go there by bus from Delhi.
(9) A majority of people wear a watch these days.
(10) It measures time in hours, minutes and seconds.
(11) A wristwatch is available in different shapes and sizes.
(12) Some people like digital wristwatches while others prefer mechanical ones.
(13) It was very easy to open it.
(14) They decided to sleep in a hotel every night.
(15) They packed the clothes and food very quickly.
(16) They had problems in carrying the heavy bags

Exercise -2
Q. Rearrange any four of the following groups of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: 
(1) the temple architecture / form an / sculptures and paintings / of / essential part
(2) the architecture / is / an artistic / in some temples / masterpiece
(3) is / situated in / the Konark temple / corner of Puri / north-eastern / the
(4) people / lakhs of / every year / visit / the / Konark temple
(5) the Sun God / dedicated / to / this / temple / beautiful / is
(6) of mankind / reading is / one of / pleasures / the greatest
(7) we / enjoy / the / much more / borrowed ones / our own books / reading / than
(8) book / care / must be / with / a borrowed / treated
(9) book / afraid of / you should / writing notes on / not be / your own
(10) should begin / one / a private library / one’s youth / building / in
(11) have become / part of / developing city / airports / an essential / a
(12) services / tourism in / air taxi / will / boost / the state
(13) more runways / for / we / landing / need / facilities
(14) promote / will surely / our tourism / this / sector
(15) this / increasing / will help / between cities / connectivity / in
(16) are / a storehouse / Indian / Indian art / of / temples
(17) these / the architecture / artistic masterpiece / of / temples / is an
(18) is situated / north-eastern / Konark temple / side / on the / of Puri
(19) chariot / from of / temple is / the / the / a / in
(20) its sculptures / famous / is / for / temple / the
(21) ignore / instinct / my first / the snake / was to
(22) I didn’t want / killed one / I had / it / as / never / to kill.
(23) only dangerous/ duty / to / was / kill / my/ ones
(24) back / and returned / farm / I went / to the / stick / with a
(25) hesitated / it / I / but still / attack / to
(26) democracy / is very / important / of press/ in a / freedom
(27) abused / times / is / many / but / it
(28) biased / sometimes / present / is / opinion/ media / a
(29) to have / necessary / press / therefore / a responsible / it is
(30) can be / society / a / only than / fearless / imagined
(31)that life began/ centuries ago/ scientists think/ twenty million/ on earth/ about
(32)endless process/ the plants and animals/ of evolution/ are the products/ of an
(33)are/ their/ animals / products of/ all the/ environment
(34)lose/ habitat/ human/ due to/ their/ the animals/ encroachment
(35)the/ habitat/ regrowth/ rate of/ is/ very slow / of

Answers
(1) Sculpture and painting form an essential part of the temple architecture.
(2) In some temples the architecture is an artistic masterpiece.
(3) The Konark temple is situated in the north-eastern corner of Puri.
(4) Every year lakhs of people visit the Konark temple.
(5) The beautiful temple is dedicated to the Sun God.
(6) Reading is one of the greatest pleasures of mankind.
(7) We enjoy reading our own books much more than the borrowed ones.
(8) A borrowed book must be treated with care.
(9) You should not be afraid of writing notes on your own book.
(10) One should begin building a private library in one’s youth.
(11) Airports have become an essential part of a developing city
(12) Air taxi services will boost the tourism in the state.
(13) We need more runways for landing facilities.
(14) This will surely promote our tourism sector.
(15) This will help in increasing connectivity between cities.
(16) Indian temples are a storehouse of Indian art.
(17) The architecture of these temples is an artistic masterpiece.
(18) Konark Temple is situated on the north-eastern side of Puri.
(19) The temple is in the form of a chariot.
(20) The temple is famous for its sculptures.
(21) My first instinct was to ignore the snake.
(22) I didn’t want to kill it as I had never killed one.
(23) My duty was to kill only dangerous one.
(24) I went back to the farm and returned with a stick.
(25) But still I hesitated to attack it.
(26) Freedom of press is very important in a democracy.
(27) But it is abused many times.
(28) Media sometimes presents a biased opinion.
(29) Therefore, it is necessary to have a responsible press.
(30) Only then a fearless society can be imagined.
(31)Scientists think that life began on earth about twenty million centuries ago.
(32)The plants and animals are the products of an endless process of evolution
(33)All the animals are products of their environment.
(34)The animals lose their habitat due to human encroachment
(35)The rate of regrowth of habitat is very slow.

Exercise -3
Q. Rearrange any four of the following groups of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: 

(1) work and play/ things / different/ parents see/ as two
(2) is a/ of time / they/ waste/ think/ that playing
(3) important/ games / studies / area as / as
(4) a student/ to both / proper / should / attention / pay
(5) can / life / only / succeed / he / in then
(6) accept / his pupil/ Swami / Sethu as / did not/
(7) only 14 / very / years old / he was / young /
(8) heart / not / but / did / lose / Sethu/

(9) standing in / the temple / one day / front of / Sethu was /
(10) coming to / had / the temple / the devotees /started /
(11) that day / he saw / people had / that more / come/

(12) two hands / the sound / hear / of / you can /
(13) the / now / one hand / show me / sound of /
(14) did / succeed / tried / not / but / Sethu /

(15) beautiful / Masha / dog / is a / young.
(16) praised / she / be / to / likes.
(17) policeman / group / works / of / with a / she

(18) brains of dogs / US / a university / studied the / in the /.
(19) dogs used / like the humans / showed that / their brains / the study /.
(20) understand words / part of / is used to / their brains / the left /.

(21) Ramaswami / temple / priest / was the / in a /.
(22) young boy / years old / Sethu / only ten / was a/.
(23) disciple / become / he / to / Ramaswami’s / wanted /.

Answers
(1) Parents see work and play as two different things.
(2) They think that playing is a waste of time.
(3) Studies are as important as games.
(4) student should pay proper attention to both.
(5) Only then he can succeed in life.
(6) Swami did not accept Sethu as his pupil.
(7) He was very young only 14 year old.
(8) But Sethu did not lose heart.
(9) One day Sethu was standing in front of the temple.
(10) The devotees had started coming to the temple.
(11) He saw that more people had come that day.
(12) You can hear the sound of two hands.
(13) Now show me the sound of one hand.
(14) Sethu tried but did not succeed.
(15) Masha is a young beautiful dog.
(16) She likes to be praised.
(17) She works with a group of policemen.
(18) A university in the US studies the brains of dogs.
(19) The study showed that dogs used their brains like the humans.
(20) The left part of their brain is used to understand words.
(21) Ramaswami was the priest in a temple.
(22) Sethu was a young boy only ten years old.
(23) He wanted to become Ramaswami’s disciple

Thursday, January 23, 2025

ASL Project. File/ Prompt, Role Play Topic 20M

Assignment For  ASL 

(Spoken And Written in about 400-500 words)


1-You are Gourav/ Garima of Class XII ,Recently you have read the poem Keeping Quiet your friend is willing to know about the poem, share your feeling of poem, importance of keeping quiet in life, with your friend


2-You are Gourav/ Garima of Class XII ,Recently you have read the poem, 

A Thing Of  Beauty, share your feelings with your friend about, What are the Things Of Beauty ?How it is a source of joy and pleasure in life?

3-How does M.Hamel address Franz and people? Why? Share your experience with your friend.

4-As Franz, share your feelings about M Hamel's Emotional feeling of last day with your friend.

5- you are Narrator Anees Jung(Lost Spring)

You are very upset to see the grinding poverty of poor people, How they are struggling for their livelihood, Saheb and Mukesh are the example,share your experience with your friend 

6-you have read the Chapter Deep Water, As William Douglas, share your experience of drowning with your friend.

7--you have read the Chapter Indigo By Louis Fischer, Share your feelings/ experience of Motihari Court ( Gandhi as a freedom fighter)

 8- Suppose you are Mr Lamb ? Derry comes to you, Who is afraid of people? How will you convince and motivate him?

9-You are John Keats, the poet of A Thing Of Beauty .You have read the poem A road side stand and shocked to know the attitude of rich towards poor. write your experience in a diary.

10-As You are Bama of We too Are Human beings, disappointed with the evil practice of Untouchability prevailed in society, write Your experience in a diary.

11. As You have read the story The Rattrap Peddler, as Edla Willmanson has changed the devil Soul of Peddler into good human beings .Share your experience with your friend.

12.-As Charles, share your experience of 3rd Level with your friend Sam

13- You have read the Chapter A Journey to The End Of The Earth,Write your experience of Antarctica 

The threat of Global warming 



Prompt XII

Task-1

Prompt 1-

Your friend is very shy and doesn't take part in extracurricular activities/sports at school. His parents are worried that he doesn't mix with others but studies all the time. Discuss with your partner:


*what might be the reason for this and

* what you can say or do to encourage your friend to interact with others.


Task 2 

Prompt 2

Your friend lives with his grandparents who are unwell. He reaches school late because he needs to help them in the morning. He is frequently penalised by the teacher. Discuss with your partner:


* what you could do to assist your friend, and


*how he could resolve his situation.


Task 3

Prompt 3

Your friend has a hearing disability. She is teased by her classmates and is hurt and annoyed by their behaviour. You feel that the matter has to be addressed before it becomes serious and affects her deeply. Discuss with your partner:


*how you can help your friend, and


*how you should address the matter.


Task 4

Prompt 4

Your friend is good at English, History and Geography. However, his parents feel he should continue to pursue Science and become a doctor, even though he is not very good at Science. Discuss with your partner:


.what your friend can do to convince his parents, and what career options he could pursue.


Task 5

Prompt -5

One of your neighbours plays loud music every night. This disturbs you and the other neighbours, since children are not able to study, and old people are not able to sleep. Discuss with your partner:


*how you can convince the person to not disturb others, and .what effect can such noise pollution could have on the community.


Task 6

Prompt -6

One of your classmates talk very loudly and does not let others participate in class discussion.Discuss with your partner

Task 7

Prompt 7

 Last week your friend was hurt when a basketball hit him. Discuss with your partner. What safety rules should be followed on school playground. how can this be implemented.

Task 8

Prompt 8


You have noticed that some of your classmates Converse rudely with the bus drivers with your partner discuss why you think they behave that way what advice would you give them.

Task 9

Prompt 9

Many of your friends do not bring their books to class and disturb others during class. Discuss with your partner why they behave in this way and what can be done to solve this.


Prompt 10

You have seen a classmate tear pages from books library although you have spoken to him about this he denies doing anything wrong .discuss with your partner what you should do.


             

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Monday, January 13, 2025

If I Were You Vocabulary, Questions and answers (9th Eng)


Ch-If I Were You

Vocabulary
1-Lonely = solitary, अकेला ; 

2-cottage = a small bungalow,छोटा बंगला ; 3-intruder = one who enters forcibly,घुसपैठिया ; 4-criminal =one who commits crime, अपराधी ; 5-bears = maintains, कायम रखना ; 

6-resemblance = similarity,समानता ; 

7-interior = inner part,आंतरिक भाग ;

8- entrance = door, दरवाज़ा ; 

 9-consisting = made, बना हुआ ;

10- divan = a kind of bed, दीवान ;  

11-Rimmed = frame,फ्रेम वाला ;

12- lounge = sitting room,बैठक ; 

13-cultured = refined,सुसंस्कृत; 

14-count on = depend on, निर्भर होना ; 

15-engaged = busy, व्यस्त ;

16 flashily = in a gaudy manner,तड़क –भड़क से ; 17-bumps = strikes, टकराना ,

18- accidentally = by chance,संयोग से ; 

19-put those paws up = raise your hands, हाथ ऊपर करो ;

20-Melodramatic = sensational,सनसनीखेज ;   21-nonchalant= careless manner,लापरवाह ;  ; 22-crawl = creep, रेंगना  I

23- motions = gestures, इशारे ;

24- sympathetic = kind, दयालु ;

 25- gypsies = nomads,खानाबदोश ; 

26-inflection = change of voice,लापरवाह ;  27-emphasis = stress,जोर देना ; 

28-imitation = copy, नकल

29- assist = help,सहायता करना ; 

30- baker = one who bakes,बेकर ; 

31-greengrocer = vegetable seller,सब्जी वाला ; 

 32-Considerable= a lot of, बहुत अधिक ; 

33-modest = humble, विन्रम ; 

34-plenty = much, अधिक ;

35- precisely = exactly,एकदम ; 

36- to break into = to intrude,घुसपैठ करना ; 37-figuring = appearing,नजर आना ; 

38-embrace = have adopted,अपनाना ; 

39- dandy = excellent,शानदार ; 

40- cops = policemen,सिपाही ; 

41-retire = live in comfort,आराम से रहना ;

42-trifle =a bale,कुछ I 

43-harsh = cruel,क्रूर ; 

44-sarcasm = bitter satire, व्यंग्य; 

45-taken a fancy = have started liking,चाहना आरंभ कर देन ा; 

46-grave  =serious, गंभीर;

47- hunted =chased, पीछा करना ; 

48-gratuitous = without good reason,बिना कारण के  ;

 49-frustrated = disappointed,निराश I

50-Posh = belonging to the upper class,उच्च वर्ग का ;

51- stuff = material,माल ; 

52-pantomime = silent imitation,खमोश नक़ल ;  ; 53-specs = eyeglasses, चश्मा ;

54- tribute = praise,प्रशंसा ; 

55-on your mind = in your thoughts,तुम्हारे विचारों में  ; 

56-elude = escape,बचना ; 

57-dodge = escape, बचना ; 

58-queer = strange,अजीब ;  ; 

 59- invested in (here) = adopted,अपनाया

60-Crook = rogue, ढंग; 

61-disguise = hiding in a false identity, भेष; 62-musingly – thoughtfully,विचारशीलता 

63-muddled = confused, परेशान

64- Slams = shuts, बंद करता ह 

65- rattles = knocks, खटखटाता ह ै; 

66-props = lines spoken in a drama, नाटक में बोली गई पक्तिया ँ; 

67-; leans = bends, झुकता


Question And Answer 

Textual Questions

1. "At last a sympathetic audience."

(a) Who says this?A

Ans. Gerrard says this.

(b) Why does he say it?

Ans. He says this as the intruder asks him to tell him about himself

(c) Is he sarcastic or serious?

Ans. He is being sarcastic.


2. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?

Ans. The intruder is a criminal who has killed a cop. Hence, the police are chasing him. He can be hanged if he is arrested. He notices that Gerrard resembles him. So, he decides to kill him and take his identity. He can then live as Gerrard and be a free man.

3. "I said it with bullets."

(a) Who says this?

Ans. Gerrard says this.

(b) What does it mean?

Ans. He means that he has killed a man.

(c) Is it the truth? What is the speaker's reason for saying this?

Ans. No, there is no truth in this. He says so to fool the intruder.

4. What is Gerrard's profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.

Ans. Gerrard's profession is related with the theatre. We come to know about this when he says on phone to the man on the other side, "I can't let you have the props in time for rehearsal."

5. "You'll soon stop being smart."

(a) Who says this?

Ans. The intruder says this.

(b) Why does the speaker say it?

Ans. He says it to threaten Gerrard who is not taking him seriously.

(c) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?

Ans. He is threatening to hurt Gerrard which will stop him from being smart

6. "They can't hang me twice."

(a) Who says this?

Ans. The intruder says this.

(b) Why does the speaker say it?

Ans. He is already wanted for murder. So, if he kills Gerrard as well, he can't be punished for the crime twice.

7. "A mystery I propose to explain." What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?

Ans. The speaker proposes to explain the mystery about who he is in reality. He wants to tell the intruder that he also has killed a man and the police are after him.

8. "This is your big surprise."

(a) Where has this been said in the play?

Ans. This has been said twice in the play. At first, the intruder says this when he reveals his plan to kill Gerrard. On second occasion, it is spoken by Gerrard when he tells the imaginary story of him being a murderer.

(b) What is the surprise?

Ans. The intruder's surprise is that he is going to kill Gerrard. Gerrard's surprise is his fictitious identity




Bunch Of Question And answer XI English

Q1 Why did Grand Mother hate music? Ans. She believed it was the monopoly of harlots and beggars, not meant for gentlefolk or respectable pe...